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Pumpkin pie is a sweet dessert pie with a spiced, pumpkin-based custard filling. It is often eaten during the fall and early winter. In the United States and Canada, it is usually prepared for Thanksgiving and Christmas, but it is also featured at Halloween. The pumpkin is a symbol of harvest time. The pie consists of a pumpkin-based custard, ranging in colour from orange to brown, baked in a single pie shell, rarely with a top crust. The pie is generally flavored with cinnamon, powdered ginger, nutmeg, and cloves. Allspice is also commonly used, and can replace the clove and nutmeg as its flavor is similar to both combined. Cardamom and vanilla are also sometimes used as batter spices. The spice mixture is called pumpkin pie spice. The pie is often made from canned pumpkin or packaged pumpkin pie filling (spices included), mainly from varieties of ''Cucurbita moschata.'' ==Preparation== Pies made from pumpkins use pie pumpkins; at about six to eight inches in diameter,〔 they are considerably smaller than jack o'lanterns. The pumpkin is sliced in half, and the seeds removed. The two halves are heated until soft, in an oven, over an open fire, on a stove top, or in a microwave oven. Sometimes the pumpkin halves are brined to soften the pulp, rather than cooked. At this point the pulp is scooped out and pureed. The pulp is mixed with eggs, evaporated and/or sweetened condensed milk, sugar, and a spice mixture called pumpkin pie spice, which includes nutmeg, and other spices (e.g., ginger, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, mace), then baked in a pie shell.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=PickYourOwn.org )〕 Similar pies are made with butternut squash or sweet potato fillings. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pumpkin pie」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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